Fandom: Naruto
Pairing: Uchiha Sasuke x Haruno Sakura
Theme Set: Beta
Rating: K-T
Disclaimer: Naruto and related properties belong to Masashi Kishimoto and related parties.
#01 - Walking
She had followed in his footsteps for so many years that walking beside him was a thrill of its own.
#02 - Waltz
Life with Sasuke was like a waltz; constantly spinning and repeating the same steps until she tired of it and shoved him to the ground one afternoon.
#03 - Wishes
He had returned, they had married, and now her third wish was coming true.
#04 - Wonder
The first time he looked at her after his release she knew something had changed within him for the better.
#05 - Worry
Each time one would leave for a mission they'd kiss each other on the cheek and tell the other not to worry.
#06 - Whimsy
The whimsical dreams Sakura fostered in her Academy days disappeared one by one with each day that Sasuke was gone.
#07 - Waste/Wasteland
He had lived so long in a wasteland of despair and anger that Sakura likened herself to a sanitation worker on her bad days.
#08 - Whiskey and rum
That night he smelled of whiskey but tasted like rum.
#09 - War
Participating in war was different than reading about it; there was no glory in having to fight the man you loved.
#10 - Weddings
Shinobi weddings were simple and quiet, all that was needed was a certificate signed by the Hokage detailing the partners' agreement and vouched by witnesses, but this didn't stop the rumor mill from detailing what exact happened at the Uchiha heir's nuptials.
#11 - Birthday
When she was twelve Sasuke made it clear to Sakura that there were some birthdays that were best left uncelebrated.
#12 - Blessing
Most believed it took so long for them to marry because of his past, but they were really just waiting for Kakashi's and Naruto's blessings.
#13 - Bias
When she was fourteen Sakura was asked which of the male ninja was most ideal when Ino cut in and explained that Sakura was biased since she had found the love of her life already - both kunoichi smiled sadly as the questioner excitedly inquired as to who the lucky man was.
#14 - Burning
Surviving Sasuke's betrayal could not prepare her for the burning heat of his furious glare as she swung a kunai into his hip.
#15 - Breathing
She would lay awake at night with her ear to his chest just to listen to the sound of his breath.
#16 - Breaking
He didn't quite understand the concept of "water-breaking" but Sakura's impatience told him that it was best left explained after the baby had been born.
#17 - Belief
"I always believed in you," she softly confessed as she caressed his ashen cheeks; when the ANBU found her they were amazed to find Sasuke had died protecting his only female teammate.
#18 - Balloon
Ino knew better than to comment on Sakura's engagement ring, why balloon forehead girl's ego any further?
#19 - Balcony
Balconies were essential to any good romance story, Sakura realized as she put down her novel and grinned at her good fortune.
#20 - Bane
Sakura was the bane of his existence, but as she snuggled closer to him Sasuke smiled because he would have it any other way.
#21 - Quiet
'Sakura always was the louder one,' Sasuke thought to himself as he held their six month old son back to sleep while his wife heated some milk.
#22 - Quirks
Once Ino asked Sakura about her and Sasuke's sex life and the medic-nin replied, "He's got more quirks than a whirlpool."
#23 - Question
Sasuke explained quite seriously that he had an important question to ask her later that night at dinner, but Sakura didn't understand how "do you prefer red or blue?" was important.
#24 - Quarrel
It wasn't quarreling; it was foreplay.
#25 - Quitting
Whenever she thought of quitting she remembered that by quitting she also retracted her love, and kept pressing on.
#26 - Jump
She smirked and pressed against him before whispering a lewd comment about later that night and jumping out of the tree to return to her Genin students.
#27 - Jester
When Sakura informed him that they were referred to as the king and queen of Konoha shinobi, Sasuke snapped the newspaper and asked if that made Naruto their jester.
#28 - Jousting
Even if their blonde friend instigated the verbal jousts with his brooding friend, Sakura made sure to have the final word with her fists.
#29 - Jewel
Sasuke often heard women's beauty likened to jewels, but he believed Sakura was a flower whose beauty was greater than diamonds.
#30 - Just
He thought he had been justified in thinking she was still the weak link, but punch after punch he received from her made him re-evaluate his assumptions.
#31 - Smirk
If Sasuke had mastered anything, it was the ability to convey different messages with different smirks.
#32 - Sorrow
She had expected to be happy when he was released, but her heart was filled with sorrow after seeing the shadow of a shadow of a man that Sasuke had become.
#33 - Stupidity
There was a level to the stupidity Sakura could handle Sasuke producing, but after waiting for him her entire nineteen years of life she took the initiative for their first kiss.
#34 - Serenade
Sasuke would never serenade her with music, but his soft ministrations to her body would make her sing.
#35 - Sarcasm
After being gone for so long Sasuke had a hard time figuring out if Sakura was being sarcastic or not when she told him that Konohamaru was the model on the latest Icha Icha Paradise volume.
#36 - Sordid
Some thought of their relationship as a doomed and sordid love affair; those that knew them well knew that if anything, it wasn't doomed.
#37 - Soliloquy
She had often soliloquized her thoughts on Sasuke when she trained, but nothing was better than telling him everything to his face when they met in the heat of battle.
#38 - Sojourn
She desperately wanted to think of his betrayal as a sojourn to a neighboring country, but as Shikamaru's team returned badly injured, she knew she was no longer a child.
#39 - Share
She knew Sasuke tended to be possessive, but she shrieked when he pulled the towel from her wet body stating that since she wasn't an Uchiha yet she couldn't use a towel with the family crest upon it.
#40 - Solitary
He had been sentenced to solitary confinement, but the memory of Sakura in the midst of battle refused to leave.
#41 - Nowhere
They had been walking through the village when they came to a certain bench - "Don't worry," he told her as he pressed his lips to her temple, "I'm not going anywhere."
#42 - Neutral
"As a medical-nin, I'm supposed to have a fairly neutral view on things," she hissed as she wrapped his wound, "but dammit, Sasuke, you really are a bastard."
#43 - Nuance
Most believed him cold and brooding, but Sakura knew all of Sasuke's behavior nuances better than she knew her own.
#44 - Near
It wasn't enough to know the other was near, that's why they always woke up entangled in each other's limbs.
#45 - Natural
It wasn't natural, Sakura's mind screamed as Sasuke unfurled his wings and started to come after her.
#46 - Horizon
The sun had just started its descent when he cautiously took her hand.
#47 - Valiant
His proposal had been a valiant effort, but much like when they wondered what was under Kakashi's mask, each interrupted attempt wore at his patience.
#48 - Virtuous
He knew Sakura was too good for him, but that wasn't enough to stop him from stealing her first kiss.
#49 - Victory
They each viewed their marriage as different victories - Sasuke was able to restore his clan and Sakura had caught the love of her life.
#50 - Defeat
It was a clean defeat, but that was less shocking than the fact that it only took one punch to his jaw for Sakura to beat him into submission.